Minds.com vs Nostur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minds.com
An open-source social network focused on internet freedom, privacy, and free speech. Users can earn crypto rewards and have control over their social media experience. The platform prioritizes transparency and community governance.
- Open source platform
- Free speech focus
- Privacy protection
- Earn crypto rewards
- Community governance
- Transparent algorithms
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Minds is an open source social network dedicated to Internet freedom. Speak freely, protect your privacy, earn crypto rewards and take back control of your social media. We're on a mission to elevate global discourse through Internet freedom. Internet freedom means: ■ Free speech ■ Privacy ■ Open source ■ Self-sovereignty ■ Community governance Our code and algorithms are free and open source for maximum transparency and accountability. Our content policy is based on the First Amendment and governed by a community jury in order to minimize bias and censorship. We believe you can only change someone's mind if you provide them with a platform to speak it. For support, questions, or more information, please visit: https://www.minds.com/help Open source code: https://developers.minds.com Contact us at info@minds.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Nostur
A social media client for the decentralized nostr network. Connect to an open, public network not controlled by any single entity. Explore a new way to interact online.
- Nostr network client
- Open and public network
- Decentralized social media
- User-friendly interface
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Nostur is a social media client for the nostr network. The nostr network is an open, public, shared network, not owned by any single company.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nostur at none against Minds.com's 8. Nostur also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). Minds.com's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 27). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Minds.com sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Nostur asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nostur holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minds.com has 1.8K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Minds.com's written reviews are positive against 88% of Nostur's.
Minds.com ships an update every 5 weeks, Nostur every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minds.com | Nostur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.8K ratings) | 4.7 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | MINDS.ORG, INC. | Fabian Lachman |
Customer experience
Minds.com
Nostur
Bugs and requests
Minds.com
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login issues
- Inconsistent video playback
- Posting/commenting problems
Requested features
4 requests- Improved search and discovery
- Better content organization
- Integration with other platforms
- Enhanced moderation tools
Nostur
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minds.com
- Plus Daily Test Subscription$0.997 Days
- Plus Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
- Pro Monthly Subscription$69.991 Month
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- Plus Yearly Subscription$129.991 Year
- Boost.Consumable $1$1.00
- Boost.Consumable $10$10.00
- Boost.Consumable $30$30.00
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- Boost.Consumable $300$300.00
Nostur
No in-app purchases
